Conveyors: power-driven – Conveyor system for establishing and moving a group of items – Having items discharged from plural distinct outlets into group
Patent
1994-12-23
1997-04-08
Merritt, Karen B.
Conveyors: power-driven
Conveyor system for establishing and moving a group of items
Having items discharged from plural distinct outlets into group
131282, 131283, 53149, 53151, B65B 1910
Patent
active
056179430
ABSTRACT:
A group-forming device for use with cigarette packing machines, wherein each group consists of a number of cigarettes arranged in at least two adjacent and offset layers, with each group being formed in a single motion on the end wall of an outlet of a feed box, such outlet being divided into a number of side-by-side channels. Respective rows of cigarettes, arranged crosswise to the direction of travel, are fed downwards along channels of dissimilar lengths, such channels being inclined approximately 60.degree. in relation to the end wall of the outlet, at least at the layers of offset cigarettes.
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Belvederi Bruno
Manservigi Alberto
Stivani Eros
G.D Societa Per Azioni
Lowe Scott L.
Merritt Karen B.
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